Meaning of Ian | Babel Free
ˈiː.ənEquivalents
Examples
““If you want⟳ a Scotch name⟳ why don’t you call⟳ him Jock?” Macgregor looked disgusted. “Because Jock is not a name⟳, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name⟳. The Scots form⟳ of that name⟳ is Ian. If you want⟳ to call⟳ him Ian Fetch⟳, I shall say⟳ no more”.”
“After an inquest's ruling yesterday, it is now official that the newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, was unlawfully killed amid the policing of the G20 protests in 2009. Many who saw⟳ the footage the Guardian obtained, which showed PC Simon Harwood striking Mr Tomlinson just before his death, will regard the verdict as a statement of the blindingly obvious.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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